However, we thought it would be rewarding to provide our own retrospective, trying to capture different perspectives and feelings on what actually transpired, and on the final outcomes that prevailed. There has been splendid documentation of the Competition online. He is also a pupil of former Chopin Competition winner Dang Thai Son. Yang is only 16, from Toronto, and is currently in the pre-school program at Juilliard. Richard-Hamelin is 26 years old, started his studies at McGill, received his Master’s Degree from the Yale School of Music, and currently resides in Montreal. Korean Seong-Jin Cho was the gold medalist in a very close decision. This was the first time in 40 years that Canadian artists had achieved any real distinction at this competition. 2015 was certainly Canada’s year at the Warsaw International Chopin Competition, with Charles Richard-Hamelin securing the silver medal and Yike (Tony) Yang finishing fifth.
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